Yuan Chonghuan failed to wait for any reply from the emperor. He mainly raised two points. One was the issue of food and salary, and the other was that the exhausted officers and soldiers needed to go to the city to recuperate.
At this time, the Qing army had already begun to attack.
At this time, the main forces of the Qing army were divided. In addition to the Mongolian Zhutai Ji who divided their forces to loot various places, some Eight Banners also attacked Shunyi and Liangxiang. The remaining Eight Banners and part of the Mongolian army divided into two groups and attacked the Guanxiang area outside Deshengmen.
This is Mangui's defense zone.
The other group attacked Guan Ning's army at Guangqumen. Because the soldiers and horses of the Nanyuan camp had retreated, they ignored them. The fire in Nanyuan in the past two days was still not completely extinguished, and Jiannu did not intend to attack.
Huang Taiji took command of the central army, while Zhu Beile went to fight separately.
On the left wing, Belazig, Dorgon, Duduo, Haoge (the eldest son of Huang Taiji, the eldest son of Huang Taiji) and others commanded the four flags on the left wing, namely, the yellow flag, the blue flag, the white flag, and the white-armored guard with the white flag.
, and the 2,000 Mongolian army led by the Mongolian Zuoying Gushan Ezhen Bakshunage launched an attack on Yuan Chonghuan's army.
The white-armored soldiers of the four banners and the two thousand cavalry of the Mongolian left camp attacked Yuan Chonghuan. The total force was about 3,500, that is, 1,500 white armored soldiers and 2,000 Mongolian troops.
After this battle, the shameless scholars from Donglin came out to clear the ground, saying that a hundred thousand troops were attacking Governor Yuan. If it were really a hundred thousand people, Governor Yuan would have followed in the footsteps of Mangui.
Besides, Bai Baiya Labing was the most elite warrior in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there could be 100,000 people there. This is complete nonsense.
The 3,500 cavalrymen charged with great force. The horses' hooves shook the earth. The land in early spring was desolate, and the dust trampled by the horses' hooves flew up. The feet of Guan Ning's army were shaken for a while. However, these soldiers are all soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles.
Unmoved. They had seen many battles like this in Jinzhou and Daling River.
According to historical records, the cavalry establishment of the Guanning Army was: 1,600 men per battalion, and 800 additional troops and horses. However, at that time, Yuan Chonghuan was expanding the cavalry in a large number, and most of the cavalry battalions did not have reserve troops, so it is estimated that these 9,000
There should be five regular battalions and one supplementary battalion, totaling about eight or nine thousand people. In fact, it should be less than nine thousand.
Yuan Chonghuan's infantry also needs to defend several other city gates, and they cannot all be placed under Guangqu Gate.
The terrain here was difficult for Guan Ning's army. At least half of the troops were hidden under the woods, and Jiannu could not observe them at all. In this way, their scouts only discovered a cavalry of four to five thousand people. So, they decisively dispatched
The most elite Bai Bai Ya La soldiers tried to annihilate them all at once.
The white-armored soldiers on the opposite side were not easy to deal with. On the night of the 19th, after learning that the Hou Jin army was stationed at the Royal Racecourse of Muma Fort (today's Huilongguan in Changping), Yuan Chonghuan sent General Liu Tianlu and others to rob the camp. Unexpectedly, they were captured by the Hou Jin army in Gaomidian.
Military sentry. It was probably these white-armored rangers who discovered it, causing the operation to abort and return without success.
The terrain outside Guangqumen in the late Ming Dynasty was very different from today. There were many ruined temples and wild tombs, and it was a sandy land. Because there was a lot of sand, Guangqumen was also called Shawomen.
The terrain is more conducive to cavalry combat.
Not far to the north of Guangqumen, at the inner corner of the junction of the inner city and the outer city, there is a small city gate called Dongbianmen. There is a canal to the north of Dongbianmen called Tonghui River, also known as
The Datong River is connected to the outer trench of the capital. This river is the river connecting the Tongzhou Grand Canal. Grains are transported into Chaoyangmen from this river.
The climate in the Ming Dynasty was very bad, cold and rainless. At least in the Yuan Dynasty, there was abundant water, and ships could directly reach Jishuitan in the capital city.
Unfortunately, due to precipitation in the Ming Dynasty, there was insufficient water in the river, so we could only go to Datong Bridge outside Dongbian Gate. Due to the canal and the city wall, an angle was formed outside Dongbian Gate. This inner corner of the inward nest cannot be seen from the outside.
Moreover, there is a forest to the southeast of Guangqumen, which is also a natural hiding place for troops. As a result of these special terrains, Huang Taiji did not accurately judge the number of Ming troops. Therefore, he sent a small but elite force.
Yuan Chonghuan took measures to local conditions and led the main force to be regular soldiers. He led 5,600 soldiers and horses in his headquarters and stationed them in front of the trench outside Guangqumen Wengcheng. At the same time, he ordered Zu Dashou to lead a cavalry battalion of about 1,600 people to station in the woods in the southeast.
Lieutenant General Wang Chengyin was ordered to lead another cavalry battalion of about 1,600 people to ambush at the corner of Dongbian Gate. These two cavalry units were used as surprise troops to support and suddenly rush out to attack the enemy.
Yuan Chonghuan made full use of the wild tombs and ruined temples before the military formation to build simple fortifications. Because there was no support for plain battles, he made use of all the buildings that could use the delayed slave cavalry. It was equivalent to relying on the Guangqumen archery tower and Wengcheng.
, a visual blind spot in the inner corner of Dongbianmen, and the woods to the southeast of Guangqumen are placed in a "pin"-shaped array.
Yuan Chonghuan's tactics are actually very simple. He knows one tactic, which is "use cannons to strengthen the city." He is useless in field battles. Otherwise, more than two years have passed without regaining an inch of land. He hopes to get the city wall
Mounted artillery and musket support.
At the same time, he protected the back of his military formation and only had to face the enemy in front. This was good for stabilizing the morale of the army. If there was a stalemate with the enemy, he would order Zu Dashou and Wang Chengyin to follow the two sides after consuming a lot of enemy strength.
Rush out from the side and attack the enemy from the back and sides to complete the encirclement.
The white-armored cavalry in the distance were getting closer and closer. A young man with a thin face suddenly stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop advancing.
"Uncle Fourteenth, did you find anything wrong?" Haug asked.
During this period, Dorgon made outstanding achievements one after another and was recognized by the Eight Banners in a short period of time. In this expedition, he was the biggest winner. Now the Dorgon brothers and the two white flags have established a firm foothold. Unconsciously, the Eight Banners
The generals became psychologically dependent on Dorgon.
Whenever I have any difficulties or difficult decisions, I will consult him for advice.
"The cavalry on the opposite side is very strange. Didn't you notice that there are no birds singing in the woods opposite? This situation is a bit abnormal." Dorgon looked at the woods suspiciously.
"Gurgen, take your scouts to the woods for reconnaissance and report back immediately." Dorgon said, "Tong Youqing, take a ten-man scout team with the Han Army Flag to the corner area of Dongbian Gate. We will see you there."
can not see."
Soon, the scouts exchanged fire with Guan Ning's army.
A team of more than a dozen scouts had just rushed into the woods when the sound of firecrackers was heard. Now, even Dorgon heard it.
"Lumi gun, they are Guan Ning army!" Dorgon narrowed his eyes. He was too familiar with this voice. During the Battle of Ning Jin, the Eight Banners' cavalry was defeated by this weapon.
